How a Mexico win changed the strategy of Shane van Gisbergen for the Chicago NASCAR race

Sher van gisbergen The Mexico City was completely dominated, capturing the checker flag with the biggest difference of victory in any NASCAR Cup race in 15 years.

Now as the series goes to the streets of Chicago, it is no surprise that everyone is looking at the number 88 driver because to defeat the driver. When NASCAR first came here, it was SVG, who won the first film for the first time in the achievement not at the top level of the game in 60 years. The victory set him on the path that is now, the supercars left behind for a full -time career in NASCAR Stock Car Racing.

Van Gisbergen said on Friday, “This place is very good for me every time I come back, this place is very good.” “I hate cities, so I don’t really like the place. But when you arrive here, it is very good. You know, I have very good memories here. This place has changed my life, so I have special memories of this place forever. But yes, not enough grass for me (laughing).”

Van Gisbergen compared Chicago to a hybrid of the Gold Coast and Adelaide Circuit, which the supercar fans will know well. He talked about the “challenging” nature of some corners with high speed and heavy braking, but very little (or not) runoff. He was hoping to go back-to-back in Chicago last year, but he was clipped Chase brisko After losing control under braking. And with a clever track due to rain, it was away from that kind of event.

Staggery

One thing that has become common in road and road courses is looking at the steps. Drivers often choose to give platform points in favor of achieving the position of the track, just before the stage ends and before staying on the lead lap, so that they can ride a bicycle to the front for the restart.

And since SVG now has a win in hand, it can make changes in the way it reaches those stages at the end of this week.

Van Gisbergen said, “We are now in a good position.” “And this can change our strategy. If we are in a position to achieve a playoff point, we will probably try and get it, but it will put us deep into the field for the next step. So yes, there is a toss-up that we are going to do, but it is a good position.

Given the playoff standing, SVG has six playoff points courtesy of its Mexico win (five digits) and also found a platform win (a digit) at Autodomo Harmanos Rodriguez.

However, another win will remove any doubt of the position of his playoffs. There are still eight races in the regular session and if there are four new winners (total 16), they can be forced due to low position in points.

“Somebody brought it the other day, but I try not to think about those things,” said Van Gisbergen. “You know, we are still – we have won a race, which is very difficult to do here. And yes, we just got to focus on our own thing and do this work. We will be fine.”